Pentagon Tightens Media Access and Reporting Restrictions

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The Pentagon has implemented stricter media restrictions requiring credentialed journalists to sign a pledge not to report unauthorized information, risking credential loss for non-compliance, sparking criticism from press freedom advocates and concerns over government censorship.
- Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info AP News
- Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon NPR
- Press could lose Pentagon access for releasing 'unauthorised information' BBC
- Pentagon Introduces New Restrictions on Reporter Access The New York Times
- Pentagon Demands Journalists Allow Government to Vet Information Bloomberg.com
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